establishing a castor oil extraction plant in South Africa
A feasibility study for the design and construction of a pilot plant for the extraction of castor oil in South Africa was conducted. The study emphasized the four critical aspects of project feasibility
The steps to refining the castor oil include four steps as outlined in fig 2 below. TABLE I Il. EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES [5-6].Castor oil contains <89% ricinoleic acid, Table 1 below and because ricinoleic acid contains double